Table 6.

SFI values in EA, EA + BMSCs, BMSCs, and PBS (mean ± SD).

Time points (weeks)	EA	EA + BMSCs	BMSCs	PBS	p < 0.05
0	−15.67 ± 1.53	−15.00 ± 1.73	−14.67 ± 1.15	−15.67 ± 2.08	–
1	−92.67 ± 2.52	−132.67 ± 4.16	−129.67 ± 2.08	−124.67 ± 4.73	abc
2	−79.33 ± 11.02	−88.00 ± 18.08	−96.67 ± 9.87	−100.67 ± 24.85	–
3	−31.33 ± 12.74	−38.00 ± 13.23	−59.67 ± 5.69	−61.33 ± 17.95	–
4	−15.33 ± 9.61	−24.33 ± 4.62	−29.67 ± 12.66	−54.33 ± 12.42	ce

SFI, sciatic functional index; EA, electroacupuncture; BMSCs, bone mesenchymal stem cells; PBS, phosphate-buffered saline; SD, standard deviation; p ≤ 0.05, post-hoc analysis with Bonferroni correction. p < 0.05 and statistically significant difference between groups: a, EA vs. EA + BMSCs; b, EA vs. BMSCs; c, EA vs. PBS; e, EA + BMSCs vs. PBS.